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  • MN5M Offline
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    @canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:

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

    Meet The Parents.

    Not quite a comedy classic for mine, but still pretty damn funny. Stiller is utterly brilliant, and although a lot of the jokes wouldn't last in todays PC world (male nurse etc) still some great Sunday evening watching.

    3.5 painted cats out of 5 gaylord fockers.

    Ben Stillers best movie that isn’t Zoolander

    Tropic Thunder, and There's something about Mary was hilarious

    Yes I agree with the latter especially. The Farelly brothers are just brilliant.

    Posting without thinking is nothing new for me.

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    @voodoo Don't bother with Synecdoche, New York. Fuckin' boring unless you are a Philip Seymour Hoffman fanboy.

    Looking at that list again Predestination is worth seeing if you haven't seen it. Annihilation is another Netflix movie.

    We've talked about Under The Skin before if you want to see plenty of Scarjo.

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    @Bovidae Predestination is without a doubt one of the most interesting movies I have ever seen. I was gripped the whole time, just incredible.

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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    @voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:

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

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

    Any clear favs on that list? Your top 5?

    It would depend on the genre and most of my favourites are well-known movies.

    Crime/mystery/thriller - The Usual Suspects, Memento, Se7en, The Prestige
    Sci-fi - The Matrix, Interstellar, Arrival
    Comedy - Groundhog Day, The Truman Show, American Psycho

    Identity, Split and The Game are underrated. James McAvoy is brilliant in Split.

    Bugger, I've seen all of those - was hoping for a new gem

    One I liked that's not really a mindfuck as much as a bit of a twist at the ending, was the Skeloton Key.

    Seen The Ninth Gate I presume?

    Great film.

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    @mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @Bovidae Predestination is without a doubt one of the most interesting movies I have ever seen. I was gripped the whole time, just incredible.

    That movie confused the fck out of me, took an hour on the interweb forums afterwards to get up to speed.

    I really like movies that mess with my mind. But it's fair to say much of their cleverness goes over my simple head.

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Re: Movie review thread...:

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

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

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

    Any clear favs on that list? Your top 5?

    It would depend on the genre and most of my favourites are well-known movies.

    Crime/mystery/thriller - The Usual Suspects, Memento, Se7en, The Prestige
    Sci-fi - The Matrix, Interstellar, Arrival
    Comedy - Groundhog Day, The Truman Show, American Psycho

    Identity, Split and The Game are underrated. James McAvoy is brilliant in Split.

    Bugger, I've seen all of those - was hoping for a new gem

    One I liked that's not really a mindfuck as much as a bit of a twist at the ending, was the Skeloton Key.

    Seen The Ninth Gate I presume?

    Great film.

    Yeah v good.

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    @voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @Bovidae Predestination is without a doubt one of the most interesting movies I have ever seen. I was gripped the whole time, just incredible.

    That movie confused the fck out of me, took an hour on the interweb forums afterwards to get up to speed.

    I really like movies that mess with my mind. But it's fair to say much of their cleverness goes over my simple head.

    i kept going "what. what? no?! surely not? oh that's awesome"

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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    The Vast of the Night

    Atmospheric, 1950's -set sci-fi.

    Really enjoyed it up until it faded a fair bit at the end. 6/10

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    Just watched Commando; been a very long time between viewings.

    If you like a flimsy plot bolstered by overacting and the worst action sequences then this is for you.

    My wife didn't seem as impressed with it as I thought she might.

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

    Just watched Commando; been a very long time between viewings.

    If you like a flimsy plot bolstered by overacting and the worst action sequences then this is for you.

    My wife didn't seem as impressed with it as I thought she might.

    If this even close to running Commando down, god help me i will have you banned from here for life.

    @Tim smoke this fool

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    @mariner4life He has one hour to repent or he will be banned.

    worst action sequences

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    The system works

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  • KruseK Offline
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    Commando - deserves its place in the Hall of Fame if only for 2 (at least) of the greatest one-liners ever.
    "I had to let him go"
    &
    "Let off some steam, Bennett"
    Edit: I had to look it up, and yeah - there are at least 4 others that deserve recognition

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    It is the pinnacle of 80s action

    The. Pinnacle

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  • MajorRageM Away
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    @antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    Just watched Commando; been a very long time between viewings.

    If you like a flimsy plot bolstered by overacting and the worst action sequences then this is for you.

    My wife didn't seem as impressed with it as I thought she might.

    Sorry to hear that mate. Plenty of fish in the sea though eh.

    (although maybe not for Tahs supporting Kiwis)

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  • MN5M Offline
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    I haven’t watched Commando all year.

    Thanks for the reminder fellas.

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  • antipodeanA Offline
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    @mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    It is the pinnacle of 80s action

    The. Pinnacle

    Cough.
    Rambo
    Terminator
    Die Hard
    Predator.

    And I really like Commando, but it's terribly acted.

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  • MN5M Offline
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    @antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    It is the pinnacle of 80s action

    The. Pinnacle

    Cough.
    Rambo
    Terminator
    Die Hard
    Predator.

    And I really like Commando, but it's terribly acted.

    Commando shits all over Sly and Bruce’s best efforts. By far. Terminator and Predator are also brilliant but I’d argue more sci fi than pure action.

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