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

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

    @nzzp I dunno, I just saw Cranston on the poster and did a double take.

    I thought it was Dylan from 90210

    I thought it was van Damme for a moment.

    And yeah - I tried to find it, for a lazy review, but my entertainment provider of choice - a certain Bay of Pirates - doesn't seem to have it available.

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    @mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:

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

    Dune would have made an epic TV series (mini series) I reckon.

    There was one in 2000. Never seen it myself.

    Dune (TV Mini Series 2000) ⭐ 6.9 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

    Dune (TV Mini Series 2000) ⭐ 6.9 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

    4h 25m | Not Rated

    I tried. It was pretty shit.

    Phenomenal book, really hard to get a good film out of it

    The 1984 film was inconsistently awesome if that makes sense. I have massive hopes for this years version.

    I quite enjoyed that film, but it was truly weird. Sting in a weird codpiece ... just bizarre.

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  • MN5M Online
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    @nzzp said in Re: Movie review thread...:

    @mn5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:

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

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

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

    Dune would have made an epic TV series (mini series) I reckon.

    There was one in 2000. Never seen it myself.

    Dune (TV Mini Series 2000) ⭐ 6.9 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

    Dune (TV Mini Series 2000) ⭐ 6.9 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

    4h 25m | Not Rated

    I tried. It was pretty shit.

    Phenomenal book, really hard to get a good film out of it

    The 1984 film was inconsistently awesome if that makes sense. I have massive hopes for this years version.

    I quite enjoyed that film, but it was truly weird. Sting in a weird codpiece ... just bizarre.

    Yeah I did too but it’s taken me quite a few viewings to reach that conclusion. Some really shitty SFX at times was a definite downside as was stuff that didn’t make sense if you hadn’t read the book. Definitely weird but definitely a rewarding watch. The Baron is a disgustingly awesome villain and Sting was creepy too.

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

    I thought it was van Damme for a moment.

    Esp with @Tim posting it!

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

    So, watches matrix reloaded yesterday

    All in all…better than expected, cgi holds up better than most +20 year old films and the fight scenes are awesome

    Biggest criticism is the convoluted exposition, they could have simplified the language but I went in expecting it so really tried to pay attention

    I’m one of those that on rewatch thinks the phantom menace isn’t as bad as it’s reputation and I think reloaded at least might be the same…still flaws but the 70% it gets on rotten tomatoes might be about right

    And now revolutions…also much better than I remember

    Trailer for the new one makes more sense now

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    Ad Astra

    Brad Pitt space stuff came up on Prime Video so yeah cue it up.

    I'd heard bad things but I actually enjoyed it. I usually don't like a slow-paced movie but they set it up right from the get-go and it added to the tone of the film. I thought Pitt was pretty good in exploring the whole solitude aspect of space travel etc. He's a magnetic mofo and the chicks dig him for a reason.

    I realise it was set in "The Near Future" but there wasn't a lot of SpaceX touch screen action with the craft he was occupying.

    3.5 nuclear toasties out of 5 feeding bags.

    :::

    No fucking way he's swimming through a lake and getting on that space ship as it's taking off tho. That was stretching it.

    :::

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

    Ad Astra

    Brad Pitt space stuff came up on Prime Video so yeah cue it up.

    I'd heard bad things but I actually enjoyed it. I usually don't like a slow-paced movie but they set it up right from the get-go and it added to the tone of the film. I thought Pitt was pretty good in exploring the whole solitude aspect of space travel etc. He's a magnetic mofo and the chicks dig him for a reason.

    I realise it was set in "The Near Future" but there wasn't a lot of SpaceX touch screen action with the craft he was occupying.

    3.5 nuclear toasties out of 5 feeding bags.

    :::

    No fucking way he's swimming through a lake and getting on that space ship as it's taking off tho. That was stretching it.

    :::

    So do blokes ( #nohomo ). He’s been awesome in loads of roles. Inglorious Basterds, Once Upon a time in Hollywood, Snatch, True Romance, Se7en…..and a few others I’m sure.

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    Kate. Netflix movie about a poisoned assassin wanting revenge. Set in Tokyo, it looked like all of the dirty parts of Shinjuku that I like, Golden Gai and piss alley. Very violent in a Japanese style, good action but a tad predictable. 4 orphaned assassins out of 5 sword wielding yakuza bosses

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    @canefan sweet, is on my watch list!

    Plus, Mary Elizabeth Winstead can be incredibly sexy!

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    @canefan Cheers. Will watch that. I like violent movies and the wife likes practising her Japanese. Also fun to watch foreign movies and play "I've been there".

    Edit: not a foreign language film.

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

    Kate. Netflix movie about a poisoned assassin wanting revenge. Set in Tokyo, it looked like all of the dirty parts of Shinjuku that I like, Golden Gai and piss alley. Very violent in a Japanese style, good action but a tad predictable. 4 orphaned assassins out of 5 sword wielding yakuza bosses

    Sweeeet... added to the download list.

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    Forgive me if this has been reviewed, but you won't be able to forgive me if you ignore what I write and watch this piece of steaming turkey turdass more than 10 seconds.
    General Commander (2019) "starring" Steven Seagal commanding a host of young females, a grizzled potbellied Australian and a young guy who sweatboxes through the pain of the group disbanding while the various young hotties cry until their makeup runs over their bikini tops (actually, not even bikini tops). These tough young soldiers cry more than Mark Keohane after a Boks game.

    There's an out of focus John Woo-esque on serious drugs church scene, [supposedly directed by Philippe Martinez], really bad acting, worse photography and I have not even got to Segal yet.

    The killer scene: where some terribly hamfisted blonde woman tells them all to disband Segal just sits on a lazy boy not even succeeding in keeping his eyes open. And he has trouble even staying seated on the chair?!
    I swear this outdoes parody, but parodies are supposed to funny.
    At least Mutant Hunt (1987) had accidentally funny dialogue.

    You'd need serious drugs and strong liquour to even get 1/3 of the way through this.

    5 slit wrists out of 200 sofa-sophoric suicide attempts. At least it kills insomnia. Dead.

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

    Forgive me if this has been reviewed, but you won't be able to forgive me if you ignore what I write and watch this piece of steaming turkey turdass more than 10 seconds.
    General Commander (2019) "starring" Steven Seagal commanding a host of young females, a grizzled potbellied Australian and a young guy who sweatboxes through the pain of the group disbanding while the various young hotties cry until their makeup runs over their bikini tops (actually, not even bikini tops). These tough young soldiers cry more than Mark Keohane after a Boks game.

    There's an out of focus John Woo-esque on serious drugs church scene, [supposedly directed by Philippe Martinez], really bad acting, worse photography and I have not even got to Segal yet.

    The killer scene: where some terribly hamfisted blonde woman tells them all to disband Segal just sits on a lazy boy not even succeeding in keeping his eyes open. And he has trouble even staying seated on the chair?!
    I swear this outdoes parody, but parodies are supposed to funny.
    At least Mutant Hunt (1987) had accidentally funny dialogue.

    You'd need serious drugs and strong liquour to even get 1/3 of the way through this.

    5 slit wrists out of 200 sofa-sophoric suicide attempts. At least it kills insomnia. Dead.

    Sweeeet... added to the download list.

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

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

    Forgive me if this has been reviewed, but you won't be able to forgive me if you ignore what I write and watch this piece of steaming turkey turdass more than 10 seconds.
    General Commander (2019) "starring" Steven Seagal commanding a host of young females, a grizzled potbellied Australian and a young guy who sweatboxes through the pain of the group disbanding while the various young hotties cry until their makeup runs over their bikini tops (actually, not even bikini tops). These tough young soldiers cry more than Mark Keohane after a Boks game.

    There's an out of focus John Woo-esque on serious drugs church scene, [supposedly directed by Philippe Martinez], really bad acting, worse photography and I have not even got to Segal yet.

    The killer scene: where some terribly hamfisted blonde woman tells them all to disband Segal just sits on a lazy boy not even succeeding in keeping his eyes open. And he has trouble even staying seated on the chair?!
    I swear this outdoes parody, but parodies are supposed to funny.
    At least Mutant Hunt (1987) had accidentally funny dialogue.

    You'd need serious drugs and strong liquour to even get 1/3 of the way through this.

    5 slit wrists out of 200 sofa-sophoric suicide attempts. At least it kills insomnia. Dead.

    Sweeeet... added to the download list.

    You are insane!
    Actually there are even worse scenes coming up. Segal can't even sound menacing any more, he has had serious acting training, now he can almost wobble his head like Kevin Kline in his "comedic roles". Garrh. There isn't enough alcohol here to keep me watching, I'm out..

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    I know it wasn't entirely factually correct, but Ford vs Ferrari was a very good watch. Well acted, especially by Damon and Bale, I enjoyed the film. 4 GT40s out of 5 Le Mans 24 hour races

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

    Forgive me if this has been reviewed, but you won't be able to forgive me if you ignore what I write and watch this piece of steaming turkey turdass more than 10 seconds.
    General Commander (2019) "starring" Steven Seagal commanding a host of young females, a grizzled potbellied Australian and a young guy who sweatboxes through the pain of the group disbanding while the various young hotties cry until their makeup runs over their bikini tops (actually, not even bikini tops). These tough young soldiers cry more than Mark Keohane after a Boks game.

    There's an out of focus John Woo-esque on serious drugs church scene, [supposedly directed by Philippe Martinez], really bad acting, worse photography and I have not even got to Segal yet.

    The killer scene: where some terribly hamfisted blonde woman tells them all to disband Segal just sits on a lazy boy not even succeeding in keeping his eyes open. And he has trouble even staying seated on the chair?!
    I swear this outdoes parody, but parodies are supposed to funny.
    At least Mutant Hunt (1987) had accidentally funny dialogue.

    You'd need serious drugs and strong liquour to even get 1/3 of the way through this.

    5 slit wrists out of 200 sofa-sophoric suicide attempts. At least it kills insomnia. Dead.

    Boobwatch?

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

    @canefan Cheers. Will watch that. I like violent movies and the wife likes practising her Japanese. Also fun to watch foreign movies and play "I've been there".

    Edit: not a foreign language film.

    Update: As good as John Wick.

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  • KiwiwombleK Online
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    @antipodean on the list, cheers

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  • nostrildamusN Offline
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    @bayimports said in Re: Movie review thread...:

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

    Forgive me if this has been reviewed, but you won't be able to forgive me if you ignore what I write and watch this piece of steaming turkey turdass more than 10 seconds.
    General Commander (2019) "starring" Steven Seagal commanding a host of young females, a grizzled potbellied Australian and a young guy who sweatboxes through the pain of the group disbanding while the various young hotties cry until their makeup runs over their bikini tops (actually, not even bikini tops). These tough young soldiers cry more than Mark Keohane after a Boks game.

    There's an out of focus John Woo-esque on serious drugs church scene, [supposedly directed by Philippe Martinez], really bad acting, worse photography and I have not even got to Segal yet.

    The killer scene: where some terribly hamfisted blonde woman tells them all to disband Segal just sits on a lazy boy not even succeeding in keeping his eyes open. And he has trouble even staying seated on the chair?!
    I swear this outdoes parody, but parodies are supposed to funny.
    At least Mutant Hunt (1987) had accidentally funny dialogue.

    You'd need serious drugs and strong liquour to even get 1/3 of the way through this.

    5 slit wrists out of 200 sofa-sophoric suicide attempts. At least it kills insomnia. Dead.

    Boobwatch?

    I couldn't watch it all, I doubt much if any. Unless Seagal manages to take off his top.

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    Jeepers a Clockwork Orange doesn’t get any less fucked up each time I see it. What a brilliantly weird film it is.

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