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  • CatograndeC Offline
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    @Tim You are redeemed

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    So..the Irishman. Despite the rave reviews I didn't like it. It just seemed to meander. I know Scorcese is a great but I'm getting the feeling he might be way past it, much like the over-the-hill A list actors in this flick. At the very least they should have cast some more realistic talent for these roles and maybe I could have stuck with it (I got to 2 hours in, Mrs was fast asleep and with a full 80 mins to go I figured life is too short to watch this). All the cgi in the world can't cover up the cringieness of an 82 year old man shuffling around the place with his pants pulled up to his chest but somehow inexplicably being respected as a feared gangster...don't even get me started on the fight scenes.

    After the mainstream reviewers have had their wank over it, this thing is going to be torn to shreds by the next generation of movie reviewers.

    Probably the most annoying thing is that there is actually a really good movie hidden here. There are glimpses of great scenes and build up but it is let down by some dreadful casting, a lack of focus and an almost obsession with trying to immitate great movies of the past rather than being a great movie in its own right.

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    @Rembrandt It's one thing to age actors, but to make old actors look young is impossible. Sadly disappointed. A movie they should've made twenty years ago.

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    Every actor in The Irishman, apart from Bobby Cannavale, looks like they're a million years old. De-aging my ass.

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  • KirwanK Offline
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    It’s interesting when they de aged Micheal Douglas in Antman they used a young actor for the body. I take it they didn’t do that here?

    I didn’t get to the end of Wolf of Wall Street, might give this a miss.

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    I'm into my 3rd night of viewing, 2hrs and counting. And I'm bored

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    Really enjoyed Ad Astra. An elegant looking and atmospheric film. Engaging throughout.

    :::

    It didn't add up to much in the end, and that muted affect lessened its impact. It reflects the quietly bleak outlook of our times though. Not a great period for art. Too unsure?

    :::

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    @Tim I kind of enjoyed that. Was pretty bleak though.

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    New James Bond trailer.

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    Not quite sure why, on what looks like his return to service, he goes to the MOD building?

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    Ryan Reynolds being Ryan Reynolds... This is actually a movie also starring Taika Waititi.

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    @voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    I'm into my 3rd night of viewing, 2hrs and counting. And I'm bored

    Are you talking the Irishman here? If so I would have to agree

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    @Nevorian Yeah, it just didn't grip me. I still haven't watched the last hour yet.

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    Looks like the disney movie about 'togo' the dog (relay to Nome - read about if you've never heard of it) movie will be a bit much for the boy, but I might watch it to put on the future list. I'll be interested to see how well they still to the history.

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    LOVED EVERY MINUTE.

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    @R-L said in Re: Movie review thread...:

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    LOVED EVERY MINUTE.

    @sparky I could kind of understand but now you are letting the side down @R-L

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    @Crucial what side?? I'm Disney princess all the way baby, and this was great, actually prefer this to the first. I didn't think I'd like the songs but know them all already, a bit more theatrical than the first soundtrack but I can carry them off.

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    @sparky said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Frozen 2.

    Amazing visuals, music even better than the first film, lots of funny moments from Josh Gad's Olaf, a bold, dramatic plot and some great messages, this is a film that will make a lot of money and be talked about for years.

    Very dark in places for a family movie, lacked the charm, innocence and narrative simplicity of the original Frozen.

    4 Snowmen out of 5.

    Did you tear up a bit too? So emotional! I loved that this was darker than the first.

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    @R-L said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @Crucial what side?? I'm Disney princess all the way baby, and this was great, actually prefer this to the first. I didn't think I'd like the songs but know them all already, a bit more theatrical than the first soundtrack but I can carry them off.

    I worked out that @Sparky was a Disney princess but for some reason thought you would be less girly.

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