Movie review thread...
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@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm just going to assume everybody's seen Rowdy Roddy Piper's star vehicle - Hell Comes to Frogtown.
Is that the one where he turns up to kick ass and chew bubble gum and he’s all out of bubble gum ?
Robbed at the Oscars I tell you.
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Page Eight. A downbeat and understated spy drama made for TV film. There are two sequels which I've yet to watch. Stars Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz. No explosions or gun play and sadly no tits but a well thought out and written film with some very good performances from the leads and most of the supporting cast.
Bill Nighy plays an ageing lothario very well.
4 slightly sleazy old spies out of four naive hotties.
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@catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Page Eight. A downbeat and understated spy drama made for TV film. There are two sequels which I've yet to watch. Stars Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz. No explosions or gun play and sadly no tits but a well thought out and written film with some very good performances from the leads and most of the supporting cast.
Bill Nighy plays an ageing lothario very well.
4 slightly sleazy old spies out of four naive hotties.
This thread has clearly descended into talking about Z grade flicks from the 80s/90s. Can you please stop hijacking it ? Cheers.
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@kiwiwomble said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@kirwan im looking forward to this one...will probably be disappointed
Am cautiously excited. The fact it's written and directed by Jason Reitman is a good start.
Also that it's in the same universe as GB1 & 2, and we are getting Bull Murray as Peter Venkman again is great.
All hinges on what else they have after nostalgia.
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@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Page Eight. A downbeat and understated spy drama made for TV film. There are two sequels which I've yet to watch. Stars Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz. No explosions or gun play and sadly no tits but a well thought out and written film with some very good performances from the leads and most of the supporting cast.
Bill Nighy plays an ageing lothario very well.
4 slightly sleazy old spies out of four naive hotties.
This thread has clearly descended into talking about Z grade flicks from the 80s/90s. Can you please stop hijacking it ? Cheers.
Do you mind, I’m trying to be controversial.
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@catogrande they were all a decent enough watch from my recollection.
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It’s so easy and other lies.....
Really good doco, live spoken word type flick about the most important member of GnR, Duff McKagan. Pretty well done yarns about how he conquered his demons backed up by some slightly lounge style GnR backing music. Duff ( fun fact: the Simpsons named the beer after him and his drinking ability ) seems like a bloody nice bloke too.
3.5 Mr Brownstones out of 5 Paradise Cities
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Ok. So Outcast. Made around 7/8 years ago but popped up on Netflix. Despite the fact that this is a crossover between a Crusader story and a pre Genghis China story, there is something that reminds me of Heat.
Whilst Heat was a great film, there was the other thing about it. The chemistry between Pacino and De Niro and who could out act the other. Well this film is a bit shit and underlying that is the contest between Nic Cage and Haydn Christiansen to see who can push the boundaries of shit acting the furtherest. This is a fucking close call and one that I yet to have decided upon. Partly because I have not been able to finish the film yet, but mostly due to the contrast between Cage’s over the top prime ham and Christiansen’s total lack of acting ability.
I shall report back in a day or two when I might have been able to finish the thing.
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@catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The chemistry between Pacino and De Niro and who could out act the other.
Yeah the acting can make a difference.
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@tim said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The chemistry between Pacino and De Niro and who could out act the other.
Yeah the acting can make a difference.
I never realised it was that close word for word.....I thought it was a ‘loose remake’.
Goes to show how outstanding De Niro and Pacino are at their best
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@catogrande said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Ok. So Outcast. Made around 7/8 years ago but popped up on Netflix. Despite the fact that this is a crossover between a Crusader story and a pre Genghis China story, there is something that reminds me of Heat.
Whilst Heat was a great film, there was the other thing about it. The chemistry between Pacino and De Niro and who could out act the other. Well this film is a bit shit and underlying that is the contest between Nic Cage and Haydn Christiansen to see who can push the boundaries of shit acting the furtherest. This is a fucking close call and one that I yet to have decided upon. Partly because I have not been able to finish the film yet, but mostly due to the contrast between Cage’s over the top prime ham and Christiansen’s total lack of acting ability.
I shall report back in a day or two when I might have been able to finish the thing.
OK I managed, just, to finish this steaming pile. It took me 5 sittings. Truly awful despite some ok fight scenes.
1 slice of Cage condemned ham out of 5 Haydn Christiansen wooden dolls.
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Beyond the Law - starring Steven Seagal and DMX.
What - you wanna know more?
This was released in 2019 - so it's an old, salt-n-pepa, DMX. And a Steven Seagal who is only going to walk through a house, if it's done in multiple takes.
Literally - the most movement he does in the entire thing is walking through a house, near the beginning. After that, I presume he wheezed "fuck that, give me the script... right, I'm going to be this awesome guy, but never really on camera, and I'll just do 5 seconds of action near the end to make it obvious that I'm the best, nobody can beat me with fists or guns... sorted."
To be fair - both Seagal and DMX are actually supporting parts... I dunno if that makes it better or worse.
Plot-holes: many. (You know how lots of nerd movies result in some "What did the final scene of ... mean?" blogs/articles? I really want to see if anybody's come up with a sensible explanation for the final scene of this one.)
Tits: there's a scene in a strip bar, and yet... still my count was: zero.
2 DMXs out of 5 Dandits.