Movie review thread...
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Watched Shawshank Redemption on Netflix last night. First time in around 20 or so years. Shit it's still a banger of a movie isn't it ?
What ever happened to Tim Robbins as an actor ? Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and the collection of supporting "know their faces if not their names" type performers are great support too particularly the warden and head officer.
The movie is tense and bleak at times but the ending and twist is so worth it ( if a bit contrived and cheesy ). It works.
4.5 dodgy tax returns out of 5 wrongful wife killing convictions
Controversial, but do you think Freeman is actually that good? I mean, he seems to be universally accepted as being great, but doesn't he really always play pretty much the same character? His voice is superb and that goes a long way, but he's almost always this softly spoken quietly smart guy.
To me he is nowhere near a DDL or Edward Norton level
Good in the same way Clint Eastwood or Michael Caine are. Plays a a type brilliantly. I agree, in terms of range the guys you mention ( plus De Niro, Pacino, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale etc ) blow them out of the water.
De Niro and Pacino have range? Oldman is brilliant but in his last few movies just appears to be dialling it in.
Yeah good point.......perhaps the word "intensity" suits those two better than "range"......
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Shawshank Redemption on Netflix last night. First time in around 20 or so years. Shit it's still a banger of a movie isn't it ?
What ever happened to Tim Robbins as an actor ? Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and the collection of supporting "know their faces if not their names" type performers are great support too particularly the warden and head officer.
The movie is tense and bleak at times but the ending and twist is so worth it ( if a bit contrived and cheesy ). It works.
4.5 dodgy tax returns out of 5 wrongful wife killing convictions
Controversial, but do you think Freeman is actually that good? I mean, he seems to be universally accepted as being great, but doesn't he really always play pretty much the same character? His voice is superb and that goes a long way, but he's almost always this softly spoken quietly smart guy.
To me he is nowhere near a DDL or Edward Norton level
Good in the same way Clint Eastwood or Michael Caine are. Plays a a type brilliantly. I agree, in terms of range the guys you mention ( plus De Niro, Pacino, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale etc ) blow them out of the water.
De Niro and Pacino have range? Oldman is brilliant but in his last few movies just appears to be dialling it in.
Yeah good point.......perhaps the word "intensity" suits those two better than "range"......
colour me surprised to see you spouting an opinion that is 25 years out of date
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Shawshank Redemption on Netflix last night. First time in around 20 or so years. Shit it's still a banger of a movie isn't it ?
What ever happened to Tim Robbins as an actor ? Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and the collection of supporting "know their faces if not their names" type performers are great support too particularly the warden and head officer.
The movie is tense and bleak at times but the ending and twist is so worth it ( if a bit contrived and cheesy ). It works.
4.5 dodgy tax returns out of 5 wrongful wife killing convictions
Controversial, but do you think Freeman is actually that good? I mean, he seems to be universally accepted as being great, but doesn't he really always play pretty much the same character? His voice is superb and that goes a long way, but he's almost always this softly spoken quietly smart guy.
To me he is nowhere near a DDL or Edward Norton level
Good in the same way Clint Eastwood or Michael Caine are. Plays a a type brilliantly. I agree, in terms of range the guys you mention ( plus De Niro, Pacino, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale etc ) blow them out of the water.
De Niro and Pacino have range? Oldman is brilliant but in his last few movies just appears to be dialling it in.
Yeah good point.......perhaps the word "intensity" suits those two better than "range"......
colour me surprised to see you spouting an opinion that is 25 years out of date
That reminds me. It's been awhile since I watched Heat.
The Irishman can get fucked though. What a snoozefest.
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Shawshank Redemption on Netflix last night. First time in around 20 or so years. Shit it's still a banger of a movie isn't it ?
What ever happened to Tim Robbins as an actor ? Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and the collection of supporting "know their faces if not their names" type performers are great support too particularly the warden and head officer.
The movie is tense and bleak at times but the ending and twist is so worth it ( if a bit contrived and cheesy ). It works.
4.5 dodgy tax returns out of 5 wrongful wife killing convictions
Controversial, but do you think Freeman is actually that good? I mean, he seems to be universally accepted as being great, but doesn't he really always play pretty much the same character? His voice is superb and that goes a long way, but he's almost always this softly spoken quietly smart guy.
To me he is nowhere near a DDL or Edward Norton level
Good in the same way Clint Eastwood or Michael Caine are. Plays a a type brilliantly. I agree, in terms of range the guys you mention ( plus De Niro, Pacino, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale etc ) blow them out of the water.
De Niro and Pacino have range? Oldman is brilliant but in his last few movies just appears to be dialling it in.
Yeah good point.......perhaps the word "intensity" suits those two better than "range"......
colour me surprised to see you spouting an opinion that is 25 years out of date
That reminds me. It's been awhile since I watched Heat.
The Irishman can get fucked though. What a snoozefest.
I'm shocked that a movie trying to recreate the magic of a far superior movie, with most of the same guys, only 30 years later, didn't manage to pull it off.
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Shawshank Redemption on Netflix last night. First time in around 20 or so years. Shit it's still a banger of a movie isn't it ?
What ever happened to Tim Robbins as an actor ? Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and the collection of supporting "know their faces if not their names" type performers are great support too particularly the warden and head officer.
The movie is tense and bleak at times but the ending and twist is so worth it ( if a bit contrived and cheesy ). It works.
4.5 dodgy tax returns out of 5 wrongful wife killing convictions
Controversial, but do you think Freeman is actually that good? I mean, he seems to be universally accepted as being great, but doesn't he really always play pretty much the same character? His voice is superb and that goes a long way, but he's almost always this softly spoken quietly smart guy.
To me he is nowhere near a DDL or Edward Norton level
Good in the same way Clint Eastwood or Michael Caine are. Plays a a type brilliantly. I agree, in terms of range the guys you mention ( plus De Niro, Pacino, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale etc ) blow them out of the water.
De Niro and Pacino have range? Oldman is brilliant but in his last few movies just appears to be dialling it in.
Yeah good point.......perhaps the word "intensity" suits those two better than "range"......
colour me surprised to see you spouting an opinion that is 25 years out of date
That reminds me. It's been awhile since I watched Heat.
The Irishman can get fucked though. What a snoozefest.
I'm shocked that a movie trying to recreate the magic of a far superior movie, with most of the same guys, only 30 years later, didn't manage to pull it off.
The 'making De Niro look so young and blue eyed' special effects were pretty impressive, I'll give it that.
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None of you found this realistic?
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
None of you found this realistic?
I've seen more realistic WWE matches.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
None of you found this realistic?
hilarious!!
he can barely move his leg!! mainly because he'll throw his hip out!
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
None of you found this realistic?
hilarious!!
he can barely move his leg!! mainly because he'll throw his hip out!
The Bull certainly isn't Raging much in that scene.
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@mariner4life and his arms, looks like he can't lift it that high. Sucks getting old
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@mariner4life They made a child central to the story. That immediately fucks most actioners. Worked for Extraction I guess.
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@raznomore said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life They made a child central to the story. That immediately fucks most actioners. Worked for Extraction I guess.
and that Denzel Washington one, Man on Fire?
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Snowy so needy!!
Mind Hunter taught me all you serial killers are a little bit competitive
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Snowy so needy!!
Mind Hunter taught me all you serial killers are a little bit competitive
At risk of using a "Crowd goes wild" cliche - but "yeah definitely".
Numbers, brutality, that sort of thing. What changes is when you want to be caught so that you are famous...Not there yet.Actually my wife who watches this stuff more than me.
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Shawshank Redemption on Netflix last night. First time in around 20 or so years. Shit it's still a banger of a movie isn't it ?
What ever happened to Tim Robbins as an actor ? Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and the collection of supporting "know their faces if not their names" type performers are great support too particularly the warden and head officer.
The movie is tense and bleak at times but the ending and twist is so worth it ( if a bit contrived and cheesy ). It works.
4.5 dodgy tax returns out of 5 wrongful wife killing convictions
Controversial, but do you think Freeman is actually that good? I mean, he seems to be universally accepted as being great, but doesn't he really always play pretty much the same character? His voice is superb and that goes a long way, but he's almost always this softly spoken quietly smart guy.
To me he is nowhere near a DDL or Edward Norton level
Good in the same way Clint Eastwood or Michael Caine are. Plays a a type brilliantly. I agree, in terms of range the guys you mention ( plus De Niro, Pacino, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale etc ) blow them out of the water.
De Niro and Pacino have range? Oldman is brilliant but in his last few movies just appears to be dialling it in.
Oldman, like most others of his ilk, now almost exclusively does parodies of Gary Oldman.
Hmmmm, really?
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@MiketheSnow said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Shawshank Redemption on Netflix last night. First time in around 20 or so years. Shit it's still a banger of a movie isn't it ?
What ever happened to Tim Robbins as an actor ? Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and the collection of supporting "know their faces if not their names" type performers are great support too particularly the warden and head officer.
The movie is tense and bleak at times but the ending and twist is so worth it ( if a bit contrived and cheesy ). It works.
4.5 dodgy tax returns out of 5 wrongful wife killing convictions
Controversial, but do you think Freeman is actually that good? I mean, he seems to be universally accepted as being great, but doesn't he really always play pretty much the same character? His voice is superb and that goes a long way, but he's almost always this softly spoken quietly smart guy.
To me he is nowhere near a DDL or Edward Norton level
Good in the same way Clint Eastwood or Michael Caine are. Plays a a type brilliantly. I agree, in terms of range the guys you mention ( plus De Niro, Pacino, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale etc ) blow them out of the water.
De Niro and Pacino have range? Oldman is brilliant but in his last few movies just appears to be dialling it in.
Oldman, like most others of his ilk, now almost exclusively does parodies of Gary Oldman.
Hmmmm, really?
should i have made the word ALMOST bigger so as to head off your pedantic "point" about my flippant remark?
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@raznomore said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 you better change that 4.5 to a fucken 5
No. There are a few flicks I’d give 5 to, this one isn’t quite there.
Darkest Hour (2017) ⭐ 7.4 | Biography, Drama, History
