Movie review thread...
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@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
yelling "it doesn't matter because x will happen you fucking idiots"
Could be the tagline for pretty much every single time travel movie.
But this one - jesus, even all the work they went to in creating a purpose and/or emotional weight/importance to that first half... thrown away. Or rather, blown up... with C4.I keep meaning to re-watch Primer... as I have a vague memory that it actually kinda made sense. But I was a young optimistic fool when I watched it. Now - re-watching as a G.O.M. - I'll probably be spluttering with rage at the inconsistencies, without even having the decency of a veneer of aliens and 'splosions and a hot chick to distract.
was about to say 'watch Primer' when I read your second paragraph. It holds together really well, but absolutely screws with yoru head. You may need (SPOILER ALERT) something like this
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse if you are looking for a movie to watch...
Currently has a rating of 7.2/10 (10 people have rated it)
It is very topical
Nine people have been locked down together in a house while trying to make a movie. Unknowingly, one of their group is infected with Covid-19. The next three weeks become a life and death struggle for survival with no help from the outside amidst a global pandemic and national chaos.
10 people have rated it... let's count... 9 cast members, 1 producer/cameraman?
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The Hitman's bodyguard. Samuel L Jackson being Samuel L Jackson. Ryan Reynolds being Ryan Reynolds. A cameo from the lovely Salma Hayek. Lots of gun play, explosions and dead Belarusian mercenaries. A fun mindless watch, 4 unkillable assassins out of 5 emotionally retarded ex-AAA level bodyguards
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@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Hitman's bodyguard. Samuel L Jackson being Samuel L Jackson. Ryan Reynolds being Ryan Reynolds. A cameo from the lovely Salma Hayek. Lots of gun play, explosions and dead Belarusian mercenaries. A fun mindless watch, 4 unkillable assassins out of 5 emotionally retarded ex-AAA level bodyguards
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@crucial said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@crucial said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Started watching Gunpowder Milkshake last night (it's on Netflix US for free but at cinemas in NZ).
Much drier than the ads make out, trying a bit too hard to be a cool female action movie that appeal to men.
I snoozed off so may have to have another go to see if it was a slow burnOk. Watching again now. Was obviously too tired last night for it. Think John Wick with chicks and a sense of humour.
Three and a half milkshakes out of five library books.Enjoyed it
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@bones said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Hitman's bodyguard. Samuel L Jackson being Samuel L Jackson. Ryan Reynolds being Ryan Reynolds. A cameo from the lovely Salma Hayek. Lots of gun play, explosions and dead Belarusian mercenaries. A fun mindless watch, 4 unkillable assassins out of 5 emotionally retarded ex-AAA level bodyguards
I'm bound to give that a go too
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The Courier. 60s period spy film set at the time of the Cuban missile crisis, based on a true story. The two leads, one was Benedict Cumberpatch, had a great chemistry. The film pulled you in and was quite gripping at times, as the characters played cat and mouse with the KGB, with barely a shot fired. 4.5 everyday businessmen doing extraordinary things out of 5 soon to be disgraced Soviet colonels
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@bovidae said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Dune now has a release date of October…..
….2022…….
Fucks sake.
Oct 22 this year.
If that date is correct then God bless you, movie looks amazing !
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@Kruse if you are looking for a movie to watch...
Currently has a rating of 7.2/10 (10 people have rated it)
It is very topical
Nine people have been locked down together in a house while trying to make a movie. Unknowingly, one of their group is infected with Covid-19. The next three weeks become a life and death struggle for survival with no help from the outside amidst a global pandemic and national chaos.
That is a very high rating to deserve a @kruse review (sample size aside as he has mentioned).
He seems to be into watching movies that are some form of self harming. Ratings of one or two might be more his thing and usually elicit a scathing review worth reading (better than watching the movie anyway).
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@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@snowy well it has dropped to 5.5/10 from 84 people, so trending in the right direction for @Kruse
Wow... it's trending FAST.
Now: 1.7/10 from 103 people. (103 people watched this? WTAF?)
The one person who bothered to write anything about it has this to say:by far THE most original, the most amazing, easily the best film of 2021. NOT.
When somebody with that level of smarts gives you 1/10 - you know you've done something wrong.
Unfortunately - although the rating is that low - it looks like it's terrible because it's boring and unimaginative... rather than the twisted genius of Sharks of the Corn or The Velocipastor. I'm afraid I'm going to have to give it a miss. -
@kruse said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@snowy well it has dropped to 5.5/10 from 84 people, so trending in the right direction for @Kruse
Wow... it's trending FAST.
Now: 1.7/10 from 103 people. (103 people watched this? WTAF?)
The one person who bothered to write anything about it has this to say:by far THE most original, the most amazing, easily the best film of 2021. NOT.
When somebody with that level of smarts gives you 1/10 - you know you've done something wrong.
Unfortunately - although the rating is that low - it looks like it's terrible because it's boring and unimaginative... rather than the twisted genius of Sharks of the Corn or The Velocipastor. I'm afraid I'm going to have to give it a miss.That’s all the review I need.
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@bovidae oh hells yeah! it is just looking better and better. I read a piece from someone who had seen the first 10min (unsure if final cut though, probably not?) and they were frothing about it. Starts with a bang apparently but they don't give too much away for those unfamiliar with the story or Dune universe. Cannot wait.
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@paekakboyz said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@bovidae oh hells yeah! it is just looking better and better. I read a piece from someone who had seen the first 10min (unsure if final cut though, probably not?) and they were frothing about it. Starts with a bang apparently but they don't give too much away for those unfamiliar with the story or Dune universe. Cannot wait.
I get the feeling this won’t disappoint.
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@paekakboyz Dune is a must-see on the big screen.
I re-watched the original movie last year so it will be an interesting comparison.
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@paekakboyz said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@bovidae oh hells yeah! it is just looking better and better. I read a piece from someone who had seen the first 10min (unsure if final cut though, probably not?) and they were frothing about it. Starts with a bang apparently but they don't give too much away for those unfamiliar with the story or Dune universe. Cannot wait.
Quinn has already had a take down on his youtube channel about it, well done Warner Bros - attack your biggest fans/hype merchants!
House of Quarantine (2020) ⭐ 4.6 | Thriller
