Movie review thread...
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Went to see
2012'. The story is corny, it has a predictable ending but the special effects were amazing. Out of 10 .... 8<br /> <br /> Also went to see
The Time Travellers Wife'. Clever idea but the director didn't manage to pull it off. Still trying to work out why the time traveller travelled back in time. He disappeared, arrived at his new location naked, stole some clothes and immediately jumped back to a his life with his wife and family (albeit sometimes in a different year). Out of 10....5.<br />
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[quote name='TeeJay']Went to see
2012'. The story is corny, it has a predictable ending but the special effects were amazing. Out of 10 .... 8<br /> <br /> Also went to see
The Time Travellers Wife'. Clever idea but the director didn't manage to pull it off. Still trying to work out why the time traveller travelled back in time. He disappeared, arrived at his new location naked, stole some clothes and immediately jumped back to a his life with his wife and family (albeit sometimes in a different year). Out of 10....5.<br />
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[B]Has anyone seen `Avatar'? What's it like? Someone said you have to view it through 3D glasses /B[/QUOTE]<br />
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Stunning, caught it on an Imax screen in 3D...visually brilliant. Cant imagine seeing it any other way would do it justice. -
Missed District 9 at the movies but saw it on DVD the other day. Now I don't know how to actually do a spoiler on this new format so a mod can feel free to do it for me but for those who haven't seen it....<br />
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How come these Aliens who could literally rip people to pieces were herded up and treated like slaves ? not only that they had weapons and surely they could easily break out and take over Jburg ? There were 1.8 million of them, did they not communicate and think "fuck this lets get out of here, those with weapons go in front" <br />
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After all those were some of the coolest guns in movie histpry, it would only take 20 or 30 of them leading from the front to annailate an entire armed force surely....<br />
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I also saw Avatar in 3D on the Imax screen. Pretty damn cool. I was skeptical about the 3D, but it was actually quite neat, and integrated into the movie. Not as distracting as I thought it would be. First movie I have seen in the theater in about a year, and was worth it. I thought the less obvious 3D stuff (like the floating ash after Jake Sully wakes up alone after the Home Tree was destroyed) was better than the 'obvious" stuff (like the golf balls near the beginning of the flick)
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[quote name='rustycruiser']I also saw Avatar in 3D on the Imax screen. Pretty damn cool. I was skeptical about the 3D, but it was actually quite neat, and integrated into the movie. Not as distracting as I thought it would be. First movie I have seen in the theater in about a year, and was worth it. I thought the less obvious 3D stuff (like the floating ash after Jake Sully wakes up alone after the Home Tree was destroyed) was better than the 'obvious" stuff (like the golf balls near the beginning of the flick)[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yup exactly how i thought, you expect movies in 3D to play on it far too much (things flying towards your face etc)<br />
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Saw 2012 , the story was as predictable as hell but i thought it was worth the price of admision for the special effects alone . 8/10<br />
Saw Avatar . Not a bad film but at nearly three hours it dragged out a little . Still well worth going to see . 7/10<br />
Saw The Time Travellers Wife . Movie was ok but a few bits were a little slow and pointless , i still enjoyed it though . Mrs Jack had just finished the book which meant she found the movie a little disappointing as she said the book was brilliant . 6/10 -
[quote name='TeeJay']I wonder how they'll sell this if and when it comes out on dvd?[/QUOTE]<br />
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you generally get a double sided DVD with a 2d version & a 3d version & give away shit 3d glasses. thats what pretty much all of the 3d releases have done. Interestingly (or not) 3D movies MASSIVELY underperform on DVD, they are a real stinker, probably because people assume you have to watch them in 3D, <br />
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Watched Avatar (like everyone else) over the break, pretty good, great CGI - after 30 minutes or so you forget its CGI, which is pretty much the hallmark of great CGI in my book. Story is a bit hokey but its still very entertaining.<br />
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Saw Angels And Demons last night . Way better than The DaVinchi Code with an excellent twist at the end . 7/10
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[quote name='Cactus Jack']Saw Angels And Demons last night . Way better than The DaVinchi Code with an excellent twist at the end . 7/10[/QUOTE]<br />
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Watched that in the weekend as well. Thought it was pretty good. I liked the DaVinchi code as well. Like movies which uses real places as part of the plot - I think it makes it more interesting. This was an enjoyable movie, well recommended. -
I saw Up in the Air this weekend. The Clooney flick where he plays a corporate downsizer who flies all around the country firing people. Pretty good movie, worth a watch, with a good story. It also has Vera Ann Farmiga in it, who played Leo di Caprio and Matt Damons' love interested in the Departed. I remembered her being pretty hot in the Departed. Not so much in this movie. Holy hell, she certainly aged in the last four years or so. <br />
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I also saw the Blindside, the Sandra Bullock movie based on the real life story of Ravens tackle Michael Oher and the Tuoey family who adopted him. While they certainly took quite a few liberties with the actual story, I really enjoyed the movie. In fact, I think it is a better sports movie than Invictus, and wquld recommend people see it before Invictus. -
I've been reading a lot of Roman history during the holiday break. So I just had to re-watch Gladiator and marvel at the awesomeness that was the opening battle scene. Reading about the Roman army, how it was organized, the different weapons, how it fought, the movie seemed a good representation of what it must have been like to see a Roman force in battle.<br />
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On my signal, unleash hell. <br />
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[quote name='Goffman']Saw Avatar last night and like others thought it was good. I have one question, is it weird that I was attracted to the Alien leading lady?[/QUOTE]<br />
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Nah mate, if a 10 foot tall blue chick with big ears does it for you go for it!<br />
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But the woman who did the voice, shes not bad<br />
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[quote name='Goffman']Saw Avatar last night and like others thought it was good. I have one question, is it weird that I was attracted to the Alien leading lady?[/QUOTE]<br />
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There is growing acceptance of furries in most western cultures.<br />
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Goffman you might have to buy the dvd...<br />
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[QUOTE][B] An alien sex scene cut from Avatar to keep the film's PG13 rating could be included on the DVD release of the blockbuster hit movie, director James Cameron says.<br />
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Cameron said the film, which has already passed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office in just three weeks of release, would have several key scenes included on the DVD release.<br />
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One of these would be a sex scene between two Na'vi characters - Sam Worthington's Na'vi avatar Jake Sully, and Zoe Saldana's Ney'tiri, a member of an alien species.<br />
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"We had it in and we cut it out," Cameron said in a group interview, reported ReelzChannel.com.<br />
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"So that will be something for the special edition DVD, if you want to see how they have sex."<br />
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According to ReelzChannel.com, Saldana recently said filming the sex scene - of which only seconds were included in the version released to theatres - was difficult.<br />
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"It was a very funny scene to shoot because there were so many technical things that sometimes you have to keep in mind that paying attention to all those might disrupt the fluidity of how a scene is supposed to take place," she said.<br />
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"And because Jim was shooting for a PG-13 rating, we couldn’t move in certain directions. The motion would look a little too past the PG-13 rating standards. So it was really funny for Sam and me.<br />
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[quote name='davidav']I've been reading a lot of Roman history during the holiday break. So I just had to re-watch Gladiator and marvel at the awesomeness that was the opening battle scene. Reading about the Roman army, how it was organized, the different weapons, how it fought, the movie seemed a good representation of what it must have been like to see a Roman force in battle.<br />
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On my signal, unleash hell. <br />
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Ihr seid verfluchte hunde!!!<br />
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Great movie alright. One of the best of the noughties, which let's face it haven't been that great movie wise. More 90s movies will survive the test of time than 00s movies IMO.<br />
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Another Ridley Scott fav of mine is Kingdom of Heaven - director's cut, much better than the theatrical version. If only he'd casted a decent lead in it, like Eric Bana for example, it would have been a great great movie. With Orlando Bloom it's just a good movie. -
Saw Avatar in 3D last night. Fuck me. Coolest thing i have ever seen! Just brilliant. James Cameraon is about to have more money than god and oprah combined. Last time i was this blown away was after the first Matrix, which is now my favourite movie of all time. I may do a visit to the imax in Auckland later next week for a repeat. Astoundingly good, i can't rate it highly enough. And i agree the blue chick was hot.<br />
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PDP i love Kingdom of Heaven too.