Movie review thread...
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
damn...im going to have get apple tv....i love a treasure hunt movie
They are having a deal at the moment (or did a couple of days ago)
$3.99 per month for 3 months -
Cleaner
Not the Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes one. Instead this has Daisy from Star Wars and Clive Owen (briefly).
Best summarised by pointing out they stole the plot from Die Hard, made no effort to develop characters thoughtfully and instead relied on laughably pathetic plot devices such as immediately available, detailed background information about our protagonist, lengthy discussions with the chief of police who clearly has nothing better to do during a terrorist situation. The villains are caricatures whose motivations are both overexplained and underdeveloped. But they're not fighting for money, this time they're motivated by love of the environment. So it's modern and complex.
And of course the reluctant hero is a 120lb special forces operative turned skyscraper window cleaner who easily fights everyone else.
Just rewatch Die Hard as you should be doing anyway.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
damn...im going to have get apple tv....i love a treasure hunt movie
me to, even the maligned ones like National Treasure and Sahara.
Having two hot girls does not reduce my interest either.
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@mariner4life agreed, national treasure movies are fun...not even going to discuss "good" or not...but fun
its always what i wanted the second star wars sequel to be, a treasure hunt across the galaxy looking for luke
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
damn...im going to have get apple tv....i love a treasure hunt movie
me to, even the maligned ones like National Treasure and Sahara.
Having two hot girls does not reduce my interest either.
A director with a catalogue of awesome. A great cast featuring an all-time MILF and an embodiment of the reason I learnt Spanish. And a great genre; mystery adventure!
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yeah, i signed on the dotted line very early doors as well
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Watched Chef with Jon Favreau. Nicely acted, feel good road trip film, with lots of cameos and small parts for well known actors like Sophia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Jr.
And The Old Guard, a action film from Netflix that didn't actually suck, about immortal warriors starring Charlize Theron
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@antipodean haha I think that summarised it perfectly 👌
The Red One - pretty good cast with Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, JK Simmons, Lucy Liu
fun movie where Simmons is Santa and the Rock is his head of security as Santa is kidnapped.
3 fighting polar bears out of 5 mythical beings
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
And The Old Guard, a action film from Netflix that didn't actually suck, about immortal warriors starring Charlize Theron
I've watched this a couple of times. Good fun. A sequel is due to be released in July.
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
Watched Chef with Jon Favreau. Nicely acted, feel good road trip film, with lots of cameos and small parts for well known actors like Sophia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Jr.
And The Old Guard, a action film from Netflix that didn't actually suck, about immortal warriors starring Charlize Theron
I’ve seen Chef about 10x, great flick
I love cooking movies even more than Mariner loves treasure hunt ones
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@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
Watched Chef with Jon Favreau. Nicely acted, feel good road trip film, with lots of cameos and small parts for well known actors like Sophia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Jr.
And The Old Guard, a action film from Netflix that didn't actually suck, about immortal warriors starring Charlize Theron
I’ve seen Chef about 10x, great flick
I love cooking movies even more than Mariner loves treasure hunt ones
Have you seen the Ang Lee film, eat drink man woman? If you love food films it's great
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@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
Watched Chef with Jon Favreau. Nicely acted, feel good road trip film, with lots of cameos and small parts for well known actors like Sophia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Jr.
And The Old Guard, a action film from Netflix that didn't actually suck, about immortal warriors starring Charlize Theron
I’ve seen Chef about 10x, great flick
I love cooking movies even more than Mariner loves treasure hunt ones
I loved chef as well
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
Watched Chef with Jon Favreau. Nicely acted, feel good road trip film, with lots of cameos and small parts for well known actors like Sophia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Jr.
And The Old Guard, a action film from Netflix that didn't actually suck, about immortal warriors starring Charlize Theron
I’ve seen Chef about 10x, great flick
I love cooking movies even more than Mariner loves treasure hunt ones
Have you seen the Ang Lee film, eat drink man woman? If you love food films it's great
Let’s get some more recommendations going!
I loved the Hundred Foot Journey, and a quick search tells me I need to watch Tampopo and Big Night. Can’t sleep on Ratatouille either…
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@voodoo Big Night was good fun. Hundred foot journey was excellent as well. Ratatouille takes some topping as a food movie though.
Saw 'the taste of things' at the french film festival last year. On the big screen the food porn was off the charts. Gluttony literally there!
Description below - it was great to watch
Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie.
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The Menu is great
Not food but wine, Drops of God on Apple
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
The Menu is great
Not food but wine, Drops of God on Apple
If there is anything I love more than a food movie/series, it’s a wine one!
Drops of God was fantastic. My wife and I watch very little together as our tastes are generally different - but we devoured this
