Movie review thread...
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Watched Midway last week.
From what I can make out from reading about the battle, it's very accurate historically.
Roland Emmerich has added his usual visual fireworks to produce a pretty absorbing, accurate and non-jingoistic account of the battle - from both sides.
Really enjoyed it - 7/10
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
2 is slightly better than 1 and 3 shouldn't have been made.
We'll have to agree to disagree or my Luca Brasi can fight your random bodyguard who makes no impression to see who's best.
Rocco Lampone. In the book he is quite an important person. Under utilised in the film.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Just watched Green Book
Quick review; superb.
Had you heard of him before? I hadn't. Remarkable man and beautiful story of friendship.
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@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
2 is slightly better than 1 and 3 shouldn't have been made.
We'll have to agree to disagree or my Luca Brasi can fight your random bodyguard who makes no impression to see who's best.
Rocco Lampone. In the book he is quite an important person. Under utilised in the film.
The subplot about Lucy Mancinis cavernous vagina didn’t make it into the film either. Can’t imagine why .
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
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@Machpants The Game with Michael Douglas is another, great movie, but no point watching again unless you have a short memory.
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@jegga said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
2 is slightly better than 1 and 3 shouldn't have been made.
We'll have to agree to disagree or my Luca Brasi can fight your random bodyguard who makes no impression to see who's best.
Rocco Lampone. In the book he is quite an important person. Under utilised in the film.
The subplot about Lucy Mancinis cavernous vagina didn’t make it into the film either. Can’t imagine why .
That's loose pelvic floor to you.
Oh, and there was a loose reference in that Sonny's wife could be seen boasting about the size of his cock. A bit like a fisherman talking about the one that got away.
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
One of Finchers best, I’d have it slightly ahead of Fight Club. Just a dark dreary movie, perfectly cast as well. Including the head in the box..
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@Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
One of Finchers best, I’d have it slightly ahead of Fight Club. Just a dark dreary movie, perfectly cast as well. Including the head in the box..
It was a super disturbing film. Spacey was an uber creepy villain
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
One of Finchers best, I’d have it slightly ahead of Fight Club. Just a dark dreary movie, perfectly cast as well. Including the head in the box..
It was a super disturbing film. Spacey was an uber creepy villain
Gabriel Byrne said filming was held up for a couple of weeks when Spacey got caught being a creep
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@Virgil said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
One of Finchers best, I’d have it slightly ahead of Fight Club. Just a dark dreary movie, perfectly cast as well. Including the head in the box..
Yeah, Se7en is better than Fight Club.
Fincher has directed some great movies. I enjoyed Zodiac and Gone Girl too.
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@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
2 is slightly better than 1 and 3 shouldn't have been made.
We'll have to agree to disagree or my Luca Brasi can fight your random bodyguard who makes no impression to see who's best.
Rocco Lampone. In the book he is quite an important person. Under utilised in the film.
Not Rocco or Al Neri - they make an impression, the guy Michael takes to Cuba.
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@Hooroo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Just watched Green Book
Quick review; superb.
Had you heard of him before? I hadn't. Remarkable man and beautiful story of friendship.
No I hadn't, but as a younger man I wasn't in to jazz at all.
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@Machpants said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
That brings me to another question. Has anyone read Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption? I don't even recall seeing it as a novel?
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
How about Memento? I have always wanted to watch the chronological version of this movie.
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@Bovidae said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
and
That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
How about Memento? I have always wanted to watch the chronological version of this movie.
Do you think that would change your mind about Leonard?
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@Hooroo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
and
That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
That brings me to another question. Has anyone read Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption? I don't even recall seeing it as a novel?
Yeah, it's good, it's a novella in a book that also includes Stand By Me (called The Body) and Apt Pupil and another one not made into a movie as far as I'm aware. I think the book is called Different Seasons.
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@Nepia said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Hooroo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Machpants said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
and
That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
That brings me to another question. Has anyone read Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption? I don't even recall seeing it as a novel?
Yeah, it's good, it's a novella in a book that also includes Stand By Me (called The Body) and Apt Pupil and another one not made into a movie as far as I'm aware. I think the book is called Different Seasons.
Yeah Stephen king has written A heap of shorter stories, some great ones like The Mist, The Long Walk etc.
