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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
Watched The Green Mile for the first time last night (I know, I know).
Lived up to the hype. Roughly knew the story anyway but that didn't deter from an incredibly powerful film.
You should read the book or even listen to the audiobook. The film is great but so much was left out from Stephen King’s story
..”I’m tired boss..”
The book's definitely on the to-read list but will give the movie a bit of space to breathe first! Actually assumed it was a novella like Shawshank so was pleased to see it's basically a full novel when all the serials are compiled.
I've always had the opinion that the best Steven King based movies are better than the books, but the books are better than the shit Steven King based movies. If that makes sense?
Frank Darabont certainly has a knack for turning King stories into great films (although all three of the stories he's adapted were all fairly well received in the first place).
I rate Doctor Sleep very highly too (again, great director in Mike Flanagan). The newer IT films had their moments too. Stand By Me's a classic, understandably. The old Carrie is great. The rest are fairly forgettable, from what I remember (ha).
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
Watched The Green Mile for the first time last night (I know, I know).
Lived up to the hype. Roughly knew the story anyway but that didn't deter from an incredibly powerful film.
You should read the book or even listen to the audiobook. The film is great but so much was left out from Stephen King’s story
..”I’m tired boss..”
The book's definitely on the to-read list but will give the movie a bit of space to breathe first! Actually assumed it was a novella like Shawshank so was pleased to see it's basically a full novel when all the serials are compiled.
I've always had the opinion that the best Steven King based movies are better than the books, but the books are better than the shit Steven King based movies. If that makes sense?
It does. The Mist (2007) was way better than the novella. Every adapation of The Stand is shit compared to the novel
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
Watched The Green Mile for the first time last night (I know, I know).
Lived up to the hype. Roughly knew the story anyway but that didn't deter from an incredibly powerful film.
You should read the book or even listen to the audiobook. The film is great but so much was left out from Stephen King’s story
..”I’m tired boss..”
The book's definitely on the to-read list but will give the movie a bit of space to breathe first! Actually assumed it was a novella like Shawshank so was pleased to see it's basically a full novel when all the serials are compiled.
I've always had the opinion that the best Steven King based movies are better than the books, but the books are better than the shit Steven King based movies. If that makes sense?
It does. SK has a tendency to waffle a lot in his stories. The better films tend to find a way through that.
Green Mile for me is the rare book where the novel and movie are equal and better in their own ways.I do highly recommend the audio book though
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
Watched The Green Mile for the first time last night (I know, I know).
Lived up to the hype. Roughly knew the story anyway but that didn't deter from an incredibly powerful film.
You should read the book or even listen to the audiobook. The film is great but so much was left out from Stephen King’s story
..”I’m tired boss..”
The book's definitely on the to-read list but will give the movie a bit of space to breathe first! Actually assumed it was a novella like Shawshank so was pleased to see it's basically a full novel when all the serials are compiled.
I've always had the opinion that the best Steven King based movies are better than the books, but the books are better than the shit Steven King based movies. If that makes sense?
It does. The Mist (2007) was way better than the novella. Every adapation of The Stand is shit compared to the novel
Even Stephen King admitted he preferred the ending in the movie over his own storyCompare that to The Shining which is one of the most acclaimed adaptions… SK hated it
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@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
Watched The Green Mile for the first time last night (I know, I know).
Lived up to the hype. Roughly knew the story anyway but that didn't deter from an incredibly powerful film.
You should read the book or even listen to the audiobook. The film is great but so much was left out from Stephen King’s story
..”I’m tired boss..”
The book's definitely on the to-read list but will give the movie a bit of space to breathe first! Actually assumed it was a novella like Shawshank so was pleased to see it's basically a full novel when all the serials are compiled.
I've always had the opinion that the best Steven King based movies are better than the books, but the books are better than the shit Steven King based movies. If that makes sense?
It does. The Mist (2007) was way better than the novella. Every adapation of The Stand is shit compared to the novel
Even Stephen King admitted he preferred the ending in the movie over his own storyCompare that to The Shining which is one of the most acclaimed adaptions… SK hated it
The Mist is one of the best horror films I've seen - and not just the monsters. Marcia Gay Harden makes her character truly evil.
The Shining is great too, but it was more a Nicholson vehicle for me than a SK adaption, if you get my drift.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Mr-Fish said in Movie review thread...:
Watched The Green Mile for the first time last night (I know, I know).
Lived up to the hype. Roughly knew the story anyway but that didn't deter from an incredibly powerful film.
You should read the book or even listen to the audiobook. The film is great but so much was left out from Stephen King’s story
..”I’m tired boss..”
The book's definitely on the to-read list but will give the movie a bit of space to breathe first! Actually assumed it was a novella like Shawshank so was pleased to see it's basically a full novel when all the serials are compiled.
I've always had the opinion that the best Steven King based movies are better than the books, but the books are better than the shit Steven King based movies. If that makes sense?
It does. The Mist (2007) was way better than the novella. Every adapation of The Stand is shit compared to the novel
Even Stephen King admitted he preferred the ending in the movie over his own storyCompare that to The Shining which is one of the most acclaimed adaptions… SK hated it
The Mist is one of the best horror films I've seen - and not just the monsters. Marcia Gay Harden makes her character truly evil.
The Shining is great too, but it was more a Nicholson vehicle for me than a SK adaption, if you get my drift.
Definitely, The Mist was well done, great cast too.
Have heard The Long Walk’s film adaption is finally coming to release later this year. One of my fave novellas from SK. Will be interesting to see how it’s handled
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Tina
Beautiful little Samoan film. Heartwarming comedy with some dark moments.
Samoan music teacher at decile 1 school in Christchurch loses her daughter in 2011 quake. 4 years later she's still grieving and reluctantly ends up at a snooty elite school. It isn't as stereotyped as you would expect except for a couple of the teachers who are caricatures.
It's beautifully shot, it's funny, the acting by the lead Anapela Polata'ivao is measured and understated. Gently examines racism, class and Samoan identity.
It'll make you laugh, cry and both at the same time. Has a couple of twists. Doesn't have the saccharine ending you anticipate. The singing is glorious especially the final curtain. Audience applauded at the end!! Also did a collective intake when the main character was called a black bitch.
5 acapellas/ 5 harmonies
edit: Because this is the Fern. No tits
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3.5 wackos out of 5 Wacos
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I finished watching all the MCU movies up to Avengers End Game with my three boys, and this may trigger Tim but I thought they were excellent. I do say that in the context of seeing the enjoyment my boys got out of them, e.g. getting excited when Iron Man is F'ing shit up, so that may influence my review, but overall the build up to End Game was really good and even a bit emotional at the end there.
We are now working our way through the Xmen movies and they are also great fun, Wolverine in particular is the boys favourite at the moment, they cheer whenever he gets the claws out. Hugh Jackman really was peak male performance back then.
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@No-Quarter said in Movie review thread...:
I finished watching all the MCU movies up to Avengers End Game with my three boys, and this may trigger Tim but I thought they were excellent. I do say that in the context of seeing the enjoyment my boys got out of them, e.g. getting excited when Iron Man is F'ing shit up, so that may influence my review, but overall the build up to End Game was really good and even a bit emotional at the end there.
We are now working our way through the Xmen movies and they are also great fun, Wolverine in particular is the boys favourite at the moment, they cheer whenever he gets the claws out. Hugh Jackman really was peak male performance back then.
Its hard to remember what a movie event those 2 Avengers movies were.
Endgame in particular, it made $1.2B USD world wide in its opening weekend, that will never happen again.im not a Super Hero/Marvel fanboy in any sense but those movies from Iron Man to Endgame were so fucken well done.
Since then Marvel has totally shit the bed, they really should have walked away for a few years instead of flogging a dead horse.
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@No-Quarter said in Movie review thread...:
I finished watching all the MCU movies up to Avengers End Game with my three boys, and this may trigger Tim but I thought they were excellent. I do say that in the context of seeing the enjoyment my boys got out of them, e.g. getting excited when Iron Man is F'ing shit up, so that may influence my review, but overall the build up to End Game was really good and even a bit emotional at the end there.
We are now working our way through the Xmen movies and they are also great fun, Wolverine in particular is the boys favourite at the moment, they cheer whenever he gets the claws out. Hugh Jackman really was peak male performance back then.
Also should add its great watching films with your kids, introducing to a range and genres you enjoy.
im doing that at the moment with my youngest daughter (12 nearly 13) shes gone from kid movies (pixar, disney etc) into firstly the Godzilla v Kong films last year to Marvel/Venom and monster films i can let her watch,. Classics like Tremors which she loved.
its a great to share your fav's with your kids as they get older.Counting down to when shes happy to watch Horrors....
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@Virgil yeah it's great, my eldest is 12 so I have a list of classics to watch with him now. We've done the Godzilla movies, I'm now introducing him to some of the classic action heroes of the 80s and 90s mentioned a few pages back. Awesome bonding
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my boys and I are off to watch Revenge of the Sith on the big screen tomorrow.
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@mariner4life said in Movie review thread...:
my boys and I are off to watch Revenge of the Sith on the big screen tomorrow.
Tempted to catch it over here for its re-screening too.
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@antipodean agreed.
Only watched this when nothign else was on, and enjoyed it.
Def one of those rare movies that punches way better than the story promises!
3.5 alarms to take a piss out of 5 uppercuts to the jaw
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Looks good, will hopefully keep me entertained until 28 months later gets released
Looks great, I'm a sucker for good zombie flick/tv/books/games. So many start good but go off into cheesy, or unbelievable territory like giving zombies intelligence. 28 Days later one of the best, wasn't as enamoured with 28weeks later. First season of Walking Dead was probably the best Zombie adaptation I've ever seen.
Currently playing an open world zombie apocalypse survival game in VR, utterly terrifying.
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@Rembrandt said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Looks good, will hopefully keep me entertained until 28 months later gets released
Looks great, I'm a sucker for good zombie flick/tv/books/games. So many start good but go off into cheesy, or unbelievable territory like giving zombies intelligence. 28 Days later one of the best, wasn't as enamoured with 28weeks later. First season of Walking Dead was probably the best Zombie adaptation I've ever seen.
Currently playing an open world zombie apocalypse survival game in VR, utterly terrifying.
A post after my own heart.
What I shared literally looks like someone copied the notes of 28 days/weeks/The Walking Dead and didn't even change their name at the bottom. Is there anything new they can bring to the table I wonder ?
( Apart from being filmed in NZ masquerading as the US by the looks of things )
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Looks good, will hopefully keep me entertained until 28 months later gets released
Looks basic - but that's my scene.
Was also an excellent primer for a rabbit-hole of youtube recommendations. Stand Your Ground also looks like a Kruse-level dumb-as-fuck thing-to-watch.
Opus (2025) ⭐ 5.7 | Drama, Music, Thriller
