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  • nostrildamusN Offline
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    Speaking of Spinal Tap.
    There's a new movie out soon: search "Spaceballs 2 | Announcement" on YouTube.
    Great trailer of nothing but intro credits, again.
    Class is permanent. Apparently.

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  • MN5M Online
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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:

    @voodoo said in Movie review thread...:

    @MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:

    Yes please

    @Bones

    WTF did we just watch???

    Hopefully a trailer for a parody a la Spinal Tap.

    If not, we're fucked.

    Spinal Tap was funny though

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    Last Breath

    Based on the true story of a North Sea deep diver that got stranded 300ft or so on the ocean floor while a storm raged affecting the ships computer systems.

    Fascinating story, guy had no oxygen for over 25 mins, suffered no ill effects, and continued to dive!

    Woody Harrelson and Cliff Curtis both star.

    3 last breaths out of 5 it wasnt really his last breath

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    @taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:

    Last Breath

    Based on the true story of a North Sea deep diver that got stranded 300ft or so on the ocean floor while a storm raged affecting the ships computer systems.

    Fascinating story, guy had no oxygen for over 25 mins, suffered no ill effects, and continued to dive!

    Woody Harrelson and Cliff Curtis both star.

    3 last breaths out of 5 it wasnt really his last breath

    As an Arab, Mexican or Pakistani I assume ?

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    @MN5 Ship Captain, didnt have a massve speaking role so cant really recall what accent he had....

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    @taniwharugby

    You go by the ‘tache

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  • boobooB Offline
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    'Girl You Know It's True'

    Funny what you end up watching on plane flights.

    Going to give my rating of 4 lip synchs out of five bad hair does right up front here.

    Those of my age will remember Milli Vanilli.

    Movie is a bitter sweet remembrance of the phenomenon that Rob and Fab were.

    Loved how the characters became the narrators, would stop mid movie and talk to the audience, not just Rob an Fab, but Frank Farian, the producer who created the ... product (best word I got) and others.

    Looking at the movie you wonder why the band couldn't have been marketed as a whole, with the hairy guys just being up front. ..

    Will have a look at the actual history, but the movie makes you feel sorry for the naivety of the two lads.

    Worth a watch.

    As I say, bitter sweet. The desire to exploit others for money is the theme I got from the movie. The resultant damage to the individuals used and discarded really left left you wondering.

    "It was a great summer".

    Watch.

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  • nostrildamusN Offline
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    @MN5 said in Movie review thread...:

    @taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:

    Last Breath

    Based on the true story of a North Sea deep diver that got stranded 300ft or so on the ocean floor while a storm raged affecting the ships computer systems.

    Fascinating story, guy had no oxygen for over 25 mins, suffered no ill effects, and continued to dive!

    Woody Harrelson and Cliff Curtis both star.

    3 last breaths out of 5 it wasnt really his last breath

    As an Arab, Mexican or Pakistani I assume ?

    Apart from his stock American characters, I'm pretty certain he has played South American and Samoan as well.
    There are rumours he's also played a Māori character. But I'll believe it when I see it.

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  • canefanC Offline
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    @nostrildamus said in Movie review thread...:

    @MN5 said in Movie review thread...:

    @taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:

    Last Breath

    Based on the true story of a North Sea deep diver that got stranded 300ft or so on the ocean floor while a storm raged affecting the ships computer systems.

    Fascinating story, guy had no oxygen for over 25 mins, suffered no ill effects, and continued to dive!

    Woody Harrelson and Cliff Curtis both star.

    3 last breaths out of 5 it wasnt really his last breath

    As an Arab, Mexican or Pakistani I assume ?

    Apart from his stock American characters, I'm pretty certain he has played South American and Samoan as well.
    There are rumours he's also played a Māori character. But I'll believe it when I see it.

    He's done okay, he has that neutral look that allows him to play all sorts of characters, good bad, and a variety of ethnicities

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    #19644

    Re-watched 28 Days and 28 Weeks later.

    Both quality, but that opening scene as he wanders the deserted streets of London is awesome, sets the scene perfectly

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    @taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:

    Re-watched 28 Days and 28 Weeks later.

    Both quality, but that opening scene as he wanders the deserted streets of London is awesome, sets the scene perfectly

    Intending to do the same. Possibly this long weekend.

    Both have terrific opening scenes. Especially the latter…..

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    Nonnas, Netflix

    A sweet film based on a true story. Beautifully acted by the all star mainly female cast. The lounge room got very dusty near the end, a feast for the senses and the soul. 4 capulettas out of 5 canneloni

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    @canefan said in Movie review thread...:

    Nonnas, Netflix

    A sweet film based on a true story. Beautifully acted by the all star mainly female cast. The lounge room got very dusty near the end, a feast for the senses and the soul. 4 capulettas out of 5 canneloni

    Any Zombies that can run ?

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    @MN5 said in Movie review thread...:

    @canefan said in Movie review thread...:

    Nonnas, Netflix

    A sweet film based on a true story. Beautifully acted by the all star mainly female cast. The lounge room got very dusty near the end, a feast for the senses and the soul. 4 capulettas out of 5 canneloni

    Any Zombies that can run ?

    I think that will be in the sequel

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    @canefan said in Movie review thread...:

    Nonnas, Netflix

    A sweet film based on a true story. Beautifully acted by the all star mainly female cast. The lounge room got very dusty near the end, a feast for the senses and the soul. 4 capulettas out of 5 canneloni

    we watched it on the weekend too, enjoyed it, had "chef" vibes i thought, cooking brings people together

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    @taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:

    Re-watched 28 Days and 28 Weeks later.

    Both quality, but that opening scene as he wanders the deserted streets of London is awesome, sets the scene perfectly

    Just did the same.

    Funny how dated the first one looks. Cutting edge digital recording at the time but 20 odd years later its very limited and maxes out at just HD quality. You soon forget it though, still a terrific movie. Felt real.

    28 Weeks later not as bad as I remembered, still finished it annoyed. Lots of amazing scenes but just some idiocy thrown in. For a start just put in other zombies rather than keep bringing out the dad zombie as though he's got some sort of advanced tracking system to find his kids..just dumb and contrived.

    Didn't realise it at the time but Danny Boyle didn't actually direct 28 weeks later but he is back for 28 years later. That bodes well. Anyway fingers crossed that I'm not walking into another cinema disappointment next week.

    Tangently related i see that Aussie/Kiwi Zombie movie 'Forgive us all' is available on streaming platforms now, never made it to the movies in Oz that I could find

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  • MN5M Online
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    @Rembrandt said in Movie review thread...:

    @taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:

    Re-watched 28 Days and 28 Weeks later.

    Both quality, but that opening scene as he wanders the deserted streets of London is awesome, sets the scene perfectly

    Just did the same.

    Funny how dated the first one looks. Cutting edge digital recording at the time but 20 odd years later its very limited and maxes out at just HD quality. You soon forget it though, still a terrific movie. Felt real.

    28 Weeks later not as bad as I remembered, still finished it annoyed. Lots of amazing scenes but just some idiocy thrown in. For a start just put in other zombies rather than keep bringing out the dad zombie as though he's got some sort of advanced tracking system to find his kids..just dumb and contrived.

    Didn't realise it at the time but Danny Boyle didn't actually direct 28 weeks later but he is back for 28 years later. That bodes well. Anyway fingers crossed that I'm not walking into another cinema disappointment next week.

    Tangently related i see that Aussie/Kiwi Zombie movie 'Forgive us all' is available on streaming platforms now, never made it to the movies in Oz that I could find

    Extremely.

    Also when the Jeremy Renner character gets out to push start the car why didn’t he just shoot the guys with the flamethrowers ?

    The whole genre has become a parody of itself but these two movies are still flawed classics.

    I love this scene too…..

    I think what pisses me off about that one is they left it so ready for a sequel and we’ve had to wait nearly 20 years

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  • R Offline
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    Got me thinking about other awesome intros. I think Dawn of the dead 2004 remake is one of the best. Incredible 8 or so minutes to build the world. Absolutely terrifying at the cinema

    then leading into Cash's "The man comes around"

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    28 Years Later

    DND

    DID NOT DISAPPOINT

    Will save the opinions for when the usual suspects have seen it

    Worth the wait

    See it on the big screen where it’s loud & proud

    4.5 out of 5
    The non-spoiler rating

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  • MN5M Online
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    @MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:

    28 Years Later

    DND

    DID NOT DISAPPOINT

    Will save the opinions for when the usual suspects have seen it

    Worth the wait

    See it on the big screen where it’s loud & proud

    4.5 out of 5
    The non-spoiler rating

    Encouraging review !

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