Movie review thread...
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Watched a movie called "Contagion" on the weekend. About a virus outbreak that goes worldwide and kills a lot of people (we are told). Stars Matt Damon, and every second actor in Hollywood. Billed as a thriller, but it's really not, its moves along pretty slowly (aside from the fact that people start dying inside the first 5 mins) and then ends. Focuses mostly on the Americans at the Centre for Disease Control trying to save the world (as usual), and the slow break down of society (ish). All in all not much happens really. It's ok, but far from a must-see.
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Watched a movie called "Contagion" on the weekend. About a virus outbreak that goes worldwide and kills a lot of people (we are told). Stars Matt Damon, and every second actor in Hollywood. Billed as a thriller, but it's really not, its moves along pretty slowly (aside from the fact that people start dying inside the first 5 mins) and then ends. Focuses mostly on the Americans at the Centre for Disease Control trying to save the world (as usual), and the slow break down of society (ish). All in all not much happens really. It's ok, but far from a must-see.<br />
[/quote]Just watched this yesterday - it was billed as a blockbuster wasn't it? I would definitely recommend not wasting your time. Highly disappointing and fucking boring, moved very slowly and absolutely nothing in it caught my attention. And I liked Vanilla Sky. -
I had similar thoughts on Contagion to Mariner.
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Compared to Outbreak, it is Citizen Kane.
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I finally got around to viewing (on DVD) "[b]Exit Through the Gift Shop (The Banksy Film)[/b]," which was nominated for an Oscar documentary last year. Having seen a short BBC News doc about the film last year, I thought I had a good idea what it was going to be about, but I was only about 1/3rd correct, which was a nice surprise. It's hard to know what it is - a documentary, a mockumentary, a comedy, or an Emperor Wears No Clothes hoax? What it was, was utterly entertaining, quite unlike anything I've ever seen before and kinda educational.<br />
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[quote]Dark Tide<br />
In Shark Alley, courage runs deep.<br />
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Kate (Halle Berry) is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed "the shark whisperer," Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate's boat, Kate's ex-boyfriend Jeff (Olivier Martinez) presents her with a lucrative opportunity: lead a thrill-seeking millionaire businessman on a dangerous shark dive...outside the cage. Battling her self-doubts and fear, Kate accepts the proposal -- and sets a course for the world's deadliest feeding ground: Shark Alley.[/quote]<br />
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Saw "John Carter" last night (in 3D of course) and loved it. It's just a fun, bullshit fantasy movie and i was highly entertained. The main chick is hot as fuck.
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[quote]Saw "John Carter" last night (in 3D of course) and loved it. It's just a fun, bullshit fantasy movie and i was highly entertained. The main chick is hot as fuck.[/quote]<br />
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She may be hot as fuck but Disney is expected to lose more than [url="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10793363"]$200 million on this flop of a film [/url]so might be the last time you see her alive. -
oh ho ho really? jesus! it sure looked expensive to make, there was f*ck all marketing, and then it opened. Compare to things like "The Avengers" and "Prometheus" which have had massive campaigns long before opening. I watched it in the VMax last night and there would have been maybe 10 other people there.<br />
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Also Lynn Collins was in "True Blood" and got her tits out (thank you google images) and therefore will always be able to get work. -
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She may be hot as fuck but Disney is expected to lose more than [url="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10793363"]$200 million on this flop of a film [/url]so might be the last time you see her alive.<br />
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Thats just Disney bullshit - they may lose money within the US, but they are making decent money internationally.<br />
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The cost of the movie was $250 million - already the worldwide takings are at $180 million ([url="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=johncarterofmars.htm"]http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=johncarterofmars.htm[/url]) and it was the highest grossing overseas movie last weekend ([url="http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3397&p=s.htm"]http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3397&p=s.htm[/url]). It has only just opened in some countries, so can expect to still make a decent amount more. -
I gotta do it this week.
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It looks like they are reducing the sessions for John Carter, so try to see it in the next week.<br />
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As I can't see 3D I checked when the 2D sessions are on at my local cinema (St Lukes) and they only show 7:30pm tonight, and 11:00am on Sunday morning. -
The Hunger Games - The reason why films like John Carter have disappeared into the shadows.<br />
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I loved the books so was expecting to be disappointed when I watched Hunger Games the film. But overall I liked it, although it obviously had to be sped up or else it would be a 6 hour movie. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson make a perfect Katniss and Peeta but I wasn't sold on Woody Harrelson as Haymitch. The violence had to be toned down since its also for tweens (even though the book was aimed at them initially).<br />
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MIssion IMpossible; Ghost Protocol<br />
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If I bought a bag of ETA Salt & Vinegar chips, I know what I am in for, same can be said for this movie IMO. Easy to watch, enough unbelievable action scenes, a tad long for the genre (2hr12mins IIRC) never gonna win an academy award, but then no one aside from Tom Cruise probably expect it too <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
Has anyone seen The Raid yet? It got [url="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_raid_redemption/"]pretty good feedback [/url]on Rotten Tomatoes and I could do with seeing a good action movie.
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[quote]Has anyone seen The Raid yet?[/quote]<br />
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Was planning to see it this weekend (or more likely next week). Great storyline. Simple and straight to the point. -
this looks pretty good! Good cast, will watch for Ms. Beckinsale alone!!<br />
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Oh, Jessica Biel <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/man_in_love.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':man_in_love:' />
