Movie review thread...
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@JC said in Re: Movie review thread...:
My niece made me watch Fantasy island, which is a thriller/horror based on the 70s show starring Khan off of Star Trek and Nick Nack from James Bond.
Never, ever watch this movie.
My original objections to watching it, which of course fell on deaf 16 year old girly ears, were based on remembering how lame the TV series was. If only. Those objections turned out to be the least of my problems. What a steaming pile of horseshit this movie is. It has a laughable "plot" that includes the island having magical powers through a secret underground spring, a drug cartel, zombies and a glowing rock. The acting is, well let's just say you can see the effort that the actors actually put into doing it. The best actor was the rock.
I just wanted the fucking thing to end and it wouldn't.
0 Full-height Asian Tattoos out of 5 zombie surgeons
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@JC said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Rewatched all the Bourne films: Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum (IMO Legacy us not really a Bourne film, as no Damon)
I really enjoy these, they hold up well, Ultimatum is probably my favorite, and in terms of fight scenes, some of the choreography is bloody good
I think they should (and probably will) make another with Damon as Bourne picking up from Bourne Ultimatum.
I did the same during lockdown. They've aged pretty well, all things considered. Of course what they were doing with the Pentium PC tech in the early ones was an endless source of fun, but if you suspend your disbelief they're a hoot.
I was a fan of the Ludlum books so was keen to see them in a movie and thought they were fantastic when first made. On review the action sequences still hold up very well, especially the fight choreography. The CIA's ability to hack everything not so much.
I thought the movies got weaker.
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Anyone watch Da 5 Bloods? I have sat down twice to watch it and only managed about 40mins of it so far. Not grabbing me at all.
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@Crazy-Horse Heard from a couple of people that it's unwatchable. Spike Lee's movies have been dreadful since 25th Hour.
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@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Crazy-Horse Heard from a couple of people that it's unwatchable. Spike Lee's movies have been dreadful since 25th Hour.
Disagree, Blackkklansmen was great, She Hate Me and Inside Man (despite the presence of cardboard Clive Owen) were both good - then I agree there were a bunch of dud ones.
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@Tim Blackkklansmen was kitschy good and a style of movie I did not know he could make and I liked it a lot. I agree with Nepia that Inside Man was good as well and could have been even better had they not cast a plank of wood in the lead.
I think the 5 Bloods is one of his worst. Rotten Tomatoes has it at 91% and that's just another reason not to use that site as a guide for what makes good viewing. He effectively lets Delroy Lindo go all the way over as an actor and while you can feel his rage in a way that is very real his craziness feels forced. The result is a very confusing main character. I liked a few things though. Having the same actors in present-day and in their 70s flashbacks was inspired. It did not detract from what was happening at all and it meant we didn't need to work out who was who. I also thought Lee did ok with not limiting the Vietnamese people to simply scenery. There could have been more but it was good enough.
But other than that it's a hard watch morality piece getting better reviews than it deserves because of the current social climate. Much like Hannah Gadsby and her "comedy".
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@Tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Crazy-Horse Heard from a couple of people that it's unwatchable. Spike Lee's movies have been dreadful since 25th Hour.
Black Klansman was shit. Nothing fucken happened in it! It’s almost like Spike Lee and Martin Scorcese are having some sort of contest as to who can churn out the biggest insult to their past glories. At least Lees are more normal in length.
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Went to a movie today. In an actual cinema. One of those little arty ones, so I got to drink 2 beers (Rhyme x Reason Joy Ride Pale Ale - solid!) while watching it.
What a fucking treat!
Saw Dark Waters with Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Anne Hathaway etc, the story of Dupont knowingly poisoning us with Teflon and other waste - pretty good, though to be fair, I could have watched Bambi and been happy in there.
4 forever chemicals in my body out of 5 demented cows charging at me.
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Went to a movie today. In an actual cinema. One of those little arty ones, so I got to drink 2 beers (Rhyme x Reason Joy Ride Pale Ale - solid!) while watching it.
What a fucking treat!
Saw Dark Waters with Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Anne Hathaway etc, the story of Dupont knowingly poisoning us with Teflon and other waste - pretty good, though to be fair, I could have watched Bambi and been happy in there.
4 forever chemicals in my body out of 5 demented cows charging at me.
the Beers sound better than the movie
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 pretty embarrassed at how little I knew of the story actually
Tongue and cheek comment. Miss MN5 is keen on that one, but again, how much of that is down to the keenness just to see an actual movie at the cinema ?
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 pretty embarrassed at how little I knew of the story actually
Tongue and cheek comment. Miss MN5 is keen on that one, but again, how much of that is down to the keenness just to see an actual movie at the cinema ?
It's worth a watch. It's just a reincarnation of that Julia Roberts one at the end of the day, and the end result isn't all that satisfying, but it's a good story.
And it's ace to be drinking beers at the movies again!
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@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@voodoo said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 pretty embarrassed at how little I knew of the story actually
Tongue and cheek comment. Miss MN5 is keen on that one, but again, how much of that is down to the keenness just to see an actual movie at the cinema ?
It's worth a watch. It's just a reincarnation of that Julia Roberts one at the end of the day, and the end result isn't all that satisfying, but it's a good story.
And it's ace to be drinking beers at the movies again!
My boys and I are counting down to the latest Bond, you can rest assured the amber gold will be flowing ! I just hope Empire Cinema is open as it's down the road from the other halfs place so I can indulge in a few brews while watching DC kick arse.
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Watched Pitch Black last night (released in 2000)
Decent watch still!
Radha MItchell is pretty tidy
3.5 Why the fucks did you do that out of 5 knew that was gonna happens
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Anaconda
B Grade as all hell but who cares. A massive fake looking snake, Ice Cube being Gangsta, Jon Voight being creepy and rapey, J Lo and Kari whatshername looking hot.....Owen Wilson making up the numbers.....whats not to love ? hadn't seen it in years and still as entertainingly awful as ever.
4 trips down the river out of 5 blown up damns
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Watched Pitch Black last night (released in 2000)
Decent watch still!
Radha MItchell is pretty tidy
3.5 Why the fucks did you do that out of 5 knew that was gonna happens
Fucking great movie!
Radha Mitchell is fine. I always like Cole Hauser he's a badass. And Vin's character is cool.
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Rewatched all the Bourne films: Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum (IMO Legacy us not really a Bourne film, as no Damon)
I did that during lockdown, including Jason Bourne. The ending of that movie does lend itself to another movie but I think they've exhausted all the stories now.
