Movie review thread...
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@raznomore said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm not sure how I stumbled across a movie I very much dug as a kid but as nostalgia goes it was kind of worth it.. The Wraith. 1986 pre Wall Street Charlie Sheen car-based actioner.
Colossally bad. Funny in an unintentional way. Smoking hot Sherilyn Fenn though. She doesn't get enough love that one. Twin Peakes, Two Moon Junction(I watched approximately 6min of that film over 1000 times...) and this. Mega hot.
2 Winning Junkies out of 5 Heidi Fleiss call girls.
Boxing Helena
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@MiketheSnow That gets you to the top of the weirdo list.
Nice up here isn't it?
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@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow That gets you to the top of the weirdo list.
Nice up here isn't it?
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I just stumbled across 47 Ronin last night.
Really enjoyed it.
I was thinking at the end how cool it was based on a true story and then realised that I had just seen samurais smoking dragons and humans that turn into snow foxes. I had to jump myself back into reality.
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Shooter, low rent Mark Wahlberg conspiracy film. Quite enjoyable undemanding watch, Rhona Mitra and Kate Mara gives the film extra credit. 3.5 sniper rifles out of 5 dirty senators
i like that movie, it's exactly as you describe, and entertaining easy movie to watch
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15 Minutes
Bloody good seeing this again on Netflix after how many years....an interesting take on criminals using the media to try and generate sympathy. Just bloody entertaining all round, Robert De Niro is awesome, so is Edward Burns ( does he make movies anymore ? he was cool but seems to have vanished ) and good supporting turns from all the rest notably Kelsey Grammar and the creepy foreign bad bloke who was in Rock'n'Rolla.
4 dodgy foreigners out of 5 celebrity cops and fire wardens
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The documentary The Resurrection of Jake The Snake is on Amazon Prime.
A pretty uplifting redemption story about recovery from alcohol addiction with support from other wrestlers.
And has him wearing this awesome t-shirt
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@Stockcar86 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The documentary The Resurrection of Jake The Snake is on Amazon Prime.
A pretty uplifting redemption story about recovery from alcohol addiction with support from other wrestlers.
And has him wearing this awesome t-shirt
Jake is the absolute fucken man. Over lockdown I found myself googling lots of wrestlers from the 80s.......at a guess I'd say 50% of the Superstars of that era are no longer with us.
Jakes yarns on Andre drinking and shitting during a match, Macho Man getting bitten by the Snake, tricking Rick Rude into drinking his jizz etc are legendary.
Cheers @Stockcar86 will definitely give this a hoon.
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Upgrade. A Netflix near future sci-fi. Interesting plot line with several possible bad guy outcomes. No tits. Fight scenes a bit odd, but there’s a reason for that. I found the ending a bit unsatisfying but on reflection I’m not sure it would have been better with an alternative. 3 weedy looking bad guys out of 5 sympathetic AIs.
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@Catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Upgrade. A Netflix near future sci-fi. Interesting plot line with several possible bad guy outcomes. No tits. Fight scenes a bit odd, but there’s a reason for that. I found the ending a bit unsatisfying but on reflection I’m not sure it would have been better with an alternative. 3 weedy looking bad guys out of 5 sympathetic AIs.
Cheers, we’ll know to avoid it then
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@nzzp said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Knives Out.
Sensational. Really outstanding film, well built, well acted, well directed, great performances. Really enjoyed it.
Five suicides out of five murders
Didn't get on with it.
Overwrought.
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Saturday night has become "introduce the kids to an 80s movie" night
Last week, Top Gun. Possibly all time best theme song. First part of the movie may be the most homoerotic thing ever put to film. They are not even trying to hide it. The rest is a blatant propaganda recruitment job. And. It. Rules. Anyone who doesn't think this movie is rad as fuck should be ostracised from society
5 needs out of 5 speeds
This week, Police Academy. Wow, ratings really were different in the 80s huh? What i remember as a harmless bit of fun has a bunch of shit you really shouldn't watch with your kids. the lectern blowjob scene was skipped for one. Lots of really bad "fag" jokes that have aged like milk. The kids thought it was piss funny though, the usual "fish out of water" physical comedy that kids love is there in abundance. Overall though, it's pretty weak. Sgt Callahan was pretty fine.
2.5 things were very different in the early 80s out of 5 fuck this riot really came out of nowhere!
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Backtrace (allegedly an action movie with Stallone etc)
So, so bad. Some shit about a bank heist that goes awry, people turn on each other, dude gets shot and loses his memory, money is missing. Stallone is cop trying to figure it all out. Spends most of his 15mins on screen staring at a board with photos and string links. Matthew Modine is the dude with amnesia, spends a lot of the time clutching his skull as memory fragments return with the help of a serum injected in his spine. Miracle pistols fire an insane amount of shots. Cliche gems like 'no one was supposed to get hurt!' and 'that wasn't in the plan!' and you have characters constantly explaining shit to each other or offering backstory (I guess they didn't grasp what the fuck was going on either.) Yet another example of mildly interesting premise, terrible execution.
1 bag of stashed millions out of 5 crim beeps his horn and yells so cop doesn't check boot of car in front.